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Quick definitions from WordNet (shank)
▸ noun: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
▸ noun: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
▸ noun: cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
▸ noun: cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
▸ noun: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
▸ noun: the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
▸ noun: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
▸ noun: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
▸ verb: hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3195)
▸ Also see shanks
▸ Word origin
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▸ noun: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
▸ noun: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
▸ noun: cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
▸ noun: cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
▸ noun: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
▸ noun: the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
▸ noun: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
▸ noun: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
▸ verb: hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3195)
▸ Also see shanks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to shank
▸ Usage examples for shank
▸ Idioms related to shank (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing shank
▸ Words that often appear near shank
▸ Rhymes of shank
▸ Invented words related to shank